Emmerdale spoilers: Tom Waterhouse’s secret father exposed? You’ve been warned
EMMERDALE fans completely lost it tonight after they predicted that Tom Waterhouse may be related to a familiar face.
Emmerdale: Tom hints at plans to kill Debbie Dingle
The soap’s answer to Christian Grey was finally exposed as a villain with a masterplan, appearing to set his sights on killing Debbie Dingle (played by Charley Webb).
After playing the doting stepfather to Debbie and her children, Tom’s (Ned Porteous) right-hand man Graham (Andrew Scarborough) teased: “If I didn’t know any better I’d suggest you make quite the family unit.”
Confirming that he’s only just begun, Tom sniggered: “You don’t dig a grave and leave it empty.”
It’s already been revealed that Debbie’s daughter Sarah Sugden (Katie Hill) will be in danger as Tom takes her out on a quad bike.
What's Tom Waterhouse's killer plan in Emmerdale
You don’t dig a grave and leave it empty
Naturally, Emmerdale viewers were in hysterics over the revelation but some have even suggested that Tom may be the son of the late Carl King (Tom Lister), who was killed off in 2012.
What’s more, Carl coincidentally had a son called Tom who appeared in the soap briefly, having a fling with Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) before being sent to Saudi Arabia to live with his mother.
“Tom is definitely Carl King's son. Definitely. Totally creepy because he had a thing with Belle Dingle back in the day..,” enthused one audience member.
Tom hinted he was going to kill Debbie in Emmerdale
Is Carl King Tom's father in Emmerdale?
Another agreed: “I knew Tom wasn’t in this with Debbie honestly! Definitely Carl King’s son!”
“Ahhh omg #Emmerdale !! I knew Tom was a baddie too good to be true ! Must be Carl King's son,” cried a third, which was followed by: “So Tom is a member of the King family. He’s Carl’s Boy! Jimmy’s nephew!”
Fuelling the theory, show boss Iain MacLeod told the Metro: "Tom's mostly a self-made man but he comes from money. He's inherited a fair amount at some point, and has then turned that into a small fortune."
Emmerdale continues tomorrow at 7pm on ITV.